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Reliant Park Area, Houston, Texas
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Reliant Park Area, Houston, Texas

This astronaut photograph of the Reliant Park area of Houston, Texas, is one of the highest spatial resolution images ever obtained from the International Space Station.

Published Nov 15, 2010

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Houston at Night
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Houston at Night

Astronauts on the Space Station had a glowing view of their professional home, as well as the site of Super Bowl 51.

Published Feb 4, 2017

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NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
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NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Acquired July 31, 2010, this astronaut photograph features the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.

Published Aug 16, 2010

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Deep in the Heart of Texas
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Deep in the Heart of Texas

This nighttime view from the International Space Station shows the state's four largest cities.

Published Jul 1, 2013

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Dallas Metropolitan Area at Night
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Dallas Metropolitan Area at Night

Like most cities in the western United States, the Dallas-Fort Worth area was laid out in a grid pattern.

Published Dec 31, 2012

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Galveston, Texas
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Galveston, Texas

Galveston Island has alternately been a home to Native Americans, a base for Mexico’s rebellion against Spain, a pirate kingdom, a sea port, and even the capital of the Republic of Texas. In September 1900, the city was largely destroyed by a powerful hurricane. This storm damage, combined with construction of the Houston Ship Channel and discovery of oil in eastern Texas, shifted the center of trade northwest to Houston. This astronaut photograph shows some of the human impacts in Galveston that are easily observed from the vantage point of low-Earth orbit. The city of Galveston dominates the eastern half of Galveston Island, appearing as the gray-white region at center right. A large seawall along the Gulf of Mexico—shown here along the southern coastline of Galveston Island—protects most of the city. To the west of Galveston, coastal wetlands are largely submerged by regional subsidence—sinking of the land as a result of ground water withdrawal by the petrochemical industry of Houston and Texas City.

Published Nov 27, 2006

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Phoenix Metropolitan Area at Night
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Phoenix Metropolitan Area at Night

Several Arizona cities and suburbs merge in a distinctive Western U.S. grid pattern.

Published Apr 1, 2013

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Houston Ship Channel, Texas
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Houston Ship Channel, Texas

This astronaut photograph depicts the San Jacinto River portion of the Houston Ship Channel, one of the United States’ busiest sea ports. The channel is a conduit between the continental interior and the Gulf of Mexico for both petrochemical products and Midwestern grain. The original watercourse for the channel, Buffalo Bayou, has its headwaters thirty miles to the west of the city of Houston. It has been used to move goods to the sea since at least 1836. Wakes of ships traveling along the channel are visible to the south of the Goat Islands (bright, oblong islands at top center of image). The close proximity to Texas oilfields led to the establishment of numerous petrochemical refineries along the waterway, such as the ExxonMobil Baytown installation on the eastern bank of the San Jacinto River.

Published Dec 26, 2005

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Midwestern USA at Night with Aurora Borealis
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Midwestern USA at Night with Aurora Borealis

When viewed from the International Space Station, the night skies are illuminated with light from many sources.

Published Oct 24, 2011

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Downtown Houston from Space Station Alpha
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Downtown Houston from Space Station Alpha

A series of digital photographs of Houston illustrates the new detail being obtained for cities around the world by crewmembers on the International Space Station. This image, captured on 17 December 2000 centers on the downtown region and shows extensive detail of streets, parks and major buildings.

Published Jun 3, 2001

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U.S. Atlantic Seaboard at Night
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U.S. Atlantic Seaboard at Night

One of the largest conurbations in the world is located along East Coast of the United States, and stretches from Boston to Washington.

Published May 23, 2011

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